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01-19-2014, 02:32 PM #1Susan C
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3d Printer?
Hi,
I noticed that X6 now includes an export format for 3d printers called STL. Has anyone tried printing out on a 3d printer yet?
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01-19-2014, 04:18 PM #2Registered User Promoted
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I don't know much about it but page 1178 of the reference manual describes it. See Print Model
http://cloud.chiefarchitect.com/1/pd...nce-manual.pdfGreg
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I just tried it. It interesting to see what it does.
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01-19-2014, 07:10 PM #4Susan C
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Greg,
Did you like how it printed out? Would it be something you could use for a client presentation? What kind of 3d printer did you use?
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I found 3D Export on page 1133 of the reference manual.
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Just tried "Print Model" - cooool but it has some problems. Still playing but it doesn't seem to give any details of doors - only openings. Also, tried to do just a kitchen - no exterior walls - and it won't do it - hangs up and had to reboot. Added walls and all ok.
Have others tried this.
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01-24-2014, 01:43 PM #8Susan C
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Thank you all for your replies. However, I am not asking if anyone has printed out walls and built a 3d model, I am wondering if anyone has actually printed out a plan on a 3d printer and had success.
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I seriously doubt it. The cost of a printer large enough to make a model even 1ft x 1ft x 1ft, is extremely high. Usually around $20,000.
Most 3D printers under $20,000 produce 8"x8"x8" or less.
An interesting note: a company near me makes a printer that will print stainless steel or bronze. They start a $1,400,000, the company is ExOne.Greg
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01-24-2014, 02:18 PM #10
There are some more affordable 3d printers out there now. There are desktop versions that I think run about $2k (I saw it a while back, but that is my recollection). Not to mention, you can always go to a service provider for a specific project to be printed on a fee basis.
3D graphics are cool, but clients react well to "real" models where they can observe elements of a structure on their own basis - and use for fundraising and stakeholder parties. Obviously that doesn't happen a lot in the single-family residential world as often. In a commercial world, real life models are almost always done for major projects regardless of the 3D graphics.X5
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